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but when this comes to spending the money that we promised them so that they could obama a vital part of americaes -- so that they could become a vital part of mechanic's future, i will make sure that that money is there, so that they have the help they need for the lives we promised them i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president, i thank my eloquent colleague. but we don't have a budget. the law requires us to have a budget, passed decade african-american the senate democratic leader of which he is a part -- passed decades ago. the senate democratic leader of which he is a part, said we aren't going to have a budget. we've run up more debt than any time in the history of this republic. there was an agreement to limit spending. it is not a budget. it sets the limit on spending. only on discretionary spending, not on the 60% of the government otherwise that we spend money on. inadequate and insufficient. and before the ink is dry on it, we're back in here with a democratic majority advocating legislation that violates that cap. there's no dispute about it. this is the eighth tim
but when this comes to spending the money that we promised them so that they could obama a vital part of americaes -- so that they could become a vital part of mechanic's future, i will make sure that that money is there, so that they have the help they need for the lives we promised them i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president, i thank my eloquent colleague. but we don't have a budget. the law requires us to have a budget, passed decade african-american the senate democratic leader of...
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this time it's president obama who gets caught. just found a 1998 audiotape of then state senator obama saying he believes in redistribution. check this out. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate some redistribution because i actually believe in redistribution. at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> the obama tape coming on the heels of the controversy erupting yesterday oversee credit recordings of gov. mitt romney at a fund raiser earlier this year. >> the president starts off with 28, 29, he starts off with a huge number. these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans pay nowhere income tax. so our message of low taxes doesn't connect. so he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. >> and now tape gate, sending the presidential campaign into a frenzy. >> when i saw this, the first thing i thought of, all right, we have a golden opportunity. i don't care how this is being cast by the media. that
this time it's president obama who gets caught. just found a 1998 audiotape of then state senator obama saying he believes in redistribution. check this out. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate some redistribution because i actually believe in redistribution. at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> the obama tape coming on the heels of the controversy erupting...
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trying to get his campaign on track after a secretly recorded video surfaces characterizing president obama supporters. mother jones magazine published that video romney made the remarks at a fund-raiser in florida back and make it also said that palestinians have no interest in pursuing a peace agreement with israel and achieving a positive state is not possible. it's not elegantly stated i was speaking off the cuff in response to a question and i'm sure i could state more clearly in a more effective way that i did in a setting like that, we don't even have to question the full response and i hope the person who has the video would put out the full material. >> vice president joe biden responded to run these comments during an event in i was saying that the words speak for themselves. clint eastwood joked with entertainment tv show expert saying if someone is dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention to say something they will have to take what they can get and he said that if asked to do it all over again he wouldn't be afraid to one more time. a french court ordered closer ma
trying to get his campaign on track after a secretly recorded video surfaces characterizing president obama supporters. mother jones magazine published that video romney made the remarks at a fund-raiser in florida back and make it also said that palestinians have no interest in pursuing a peace agreement with israel and achieving a positive state is not possible. it's not elegantly stated i was speaking off the cuff in response to a question and i'm sure i could state more clearly in a more...
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or if the obama administration played a major role. more controversial remarks from republican presidential candidate mitt romney have surfaced - this time about chicago. romney suggested a pro-iranian terrorist could hold america ransom by threatening to blow up chicago with a nuclear bomb romney later explained that the u.s. could be blackmailed by iran ... and that's why it's important to keep iran from having a nuclear weapon. that video came from the same tape in which romney says the 47% of voters who don't support him don't pay taxes... rely on government... and think they are victims. an old video of president obama defending the redistribution of wealth has been posted on you tube. the president's comments are said to come from a 1998 appearance at loyola university .. when he was a state senator. president obama was criticized by republicans during the 2008 campaign when he told an audience in ohio that spreading wealth around was good for everybody. catching a ride from florida to california the spacecraft left cape canavera
or if the obama administration played a major role. more controversial remarks from republican presidential candidate mitt romney have surfaced - this time about chicago. romney suggested a pro-iranian terrorist could hold america ransom by threatening to blow up chicago with a nuclear bomb romney later explained that the u.s. could be blackmailed by iran ... and that's why it's important to keep iran from having a nuclear weapon. that video came from the same tape in which romney says the 47%...
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the obama administration filed a brief that says maybe. it says that at least when itñ%i comes to a suit like this one, involving allegations by foreigners, a foreign sovereign, a conspiracy allegedly involving the nigeria government about events that happened entirely overseas that the statute should not be read to apply, but the administration walking back earlier positions said earlier that government briefs had their position said sometimes the atf can apply to overseas extraterritorial cuke. it's not clear what line exactly the supreme court draws. they defer a lot to the position of the government in cases like this because the cases involve the foreign affairs relationships of the united states so the solicitor general's brief will be important. it seems unlikely that the plaintiffs prevail in this supreme court on this allegation, but it is an important and recurring controversy that a lot of companies face -- not a lot, but a fair number of companies face significant human rights lawsuits, and this is going to be the supreme cour
the obama administration filed a brief that says maybe. it says that at least when itñ%i comes to a suit like this one, involving allegations by foreigners, a foreign sovereign, a conspiracy allegedly involving the nigeria government about events that happened entirely overseas that the statute should not be read to apply, but the administration walking back earlier positions said earlier that government briefs had their position said sometimes the atf can apply to overseas extraterritorial...
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caller: i am voting for obama. i will vote for obama again even though i am hard core republican. romney is phony. he looks like a phony. that's all i can say. he could not get my vote if he bought it. after watching the video in secret on c-span,. i cannot,. if we don't put obama in there, he said he might take one or two terms and is going in the right direction, if we pushed romney in there, we are done, it's over. i would lose my teamster benefits, i would lose my social security and medicare. that's all i've got to say. host: thanks for calling this morning. some senate candidates yesterday came out to oppose mitt romney's remarks. one of them being linda mcmahon, who is running for senate in connecticut. this is the story from "politico." i want to go to arkansas this morning. charles is waiting to chat about mitt romney's comments. caller: when he said was the truth. the problem is the media. 83% to 78% voted democrat. so you can understand why you are getting all this in the newspapers. by the way, did c-span ever make a comment about the statement that was caught on the m
caller: i am voting for obama. i will vote for obama again even though i am hard core republican. romney is phony. he looks like a phony. that's all i can say. he could not get my vote if he bought it. after watching the video in secret on c-span,. i cannot,. if we don't put obama in there, he said he might take one or two terms and is going in the right direction, if we pushed romney in there, we are done, it's over. i would lose my teamster benefits, i would lose my social security and...
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he can't simply run on let's replace obama. it's got to be okay we're going to replace obama, but this is what i'm going to be as the president of the united states. here's my plan, let's move forward and have a positive message. stuart: did your dad in the 80 campaign replace senior level people in his campaign with just a few weeks to go? personally i can't remember whether he did or not. >> he did it in new hampshire, stuart. >> in new hampshire i'm the guy who called at 6:30 in the morning in los angeles and had me approve the firing of the campaign staff on the morning of new hampshire primary because of what i had done for him and told him what was going to happen in iowa. i'm the guy who did that back in -- gosh, it was february of 80. sometimes you have to stand up and do what's necessary if indeed you are going to win. stuart: that was february in -- >> it's about winning the election. it is not about gosh i want to keep these friends on board. if they are taking you down in the titanic, you get rid of them. it's about
he can't simply run on let's replace obama. it's got to be okay we're going to replace obama, but this is what i'm going to be as the president of the united states. here's my plan, let's move forward and have a positive message. stuart: did your dad in the 80 campaign replace senior level people in his campaign with just a few weeks to go? personally i can't remember whether he did or not. >> he did it in new hampshire, stuart. >> in new hampshire i'm the guy who called at 6:30 in...
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now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama urges continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney's sur gat and former dod comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no idealogical objection at all to having drones. unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned subsurface vehicles. all kinds of unmanned vehicles. the issue is to what extent do you rely almost exclusively on drones and on special forces? >> for president obama secret cia drone attacks against militants in pakistan and yemen have had results without risking putting u.s. troops on the ground. he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states
now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama urges continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney's sur gat and former dod comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no idealogical objection at...
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the obama administration would be surprised, since they said that the fisa amendments, which we passed on this floor with 301 positive votes was the number one priority for the administration in the area of intelligence. in the aftermath of what happened just a couple of weeks ago, one would think that we would understand the seriousness of intelligence. and that which is the greatest tool, according to the d.n.i. currently and previous d.n.i.'s. that tool which got strong bipartisan support was, indeed, an important thing for us to do here. we had three free trade agreements that we finally approved. they have been waiting around for a number of years. the consensus is they create jobs in this economy and give us a fair playing field in which our workers can compete. we had a transportation bill that we passed. we dealt with student loans, the interests paid on student loans and i would say for two years in a row, we have, in fact, spent less on discretionary spending than we did the preceding year. that's the first time we have done that in a generation. there are other things i coul
the obama administration would be surprised, since they said that the fisa amendments, which we passed on this floor with 301 positive votes was the number one priority for the administration in the area of intelligence. in the aftermath of what happened just a couple of weeks ago, one would think that we would understand the seriousness of intelligence. and that which is the greatest tool, according to the d.n.i. currently and previous d.n.i.'s. that tool which got strong bipartisan support...
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>> obama: you know . . . [ laughter ] >> obama: about 180. >> 180 looks good on you. that's what i am and i don't look so good. >> obama: you look sharp. >> you haven't seen me naked. >> obama: we're going to keep it that way. >> bill: obama doesn't look like 180 to me. >> he is probably 180 wet. >> obama: he is lean. >> he's a lean sky. skinny guy with the big ears and the funny name. david letterman asked him about the big news around the white house -- the white house which we have talked about, the white house beer. >> it is true you are making beer in the white house? >> obama: it is true. >> now is that legal? >> obama: i don't know. [ laughter ] >> look into that. >> obama: we started making it and then somebody said do we need a license for this and -- >> and in what kind of quantity are you making it? >> obama: we just had a big project today a whole infrastructure under the white house. that's top secret. >> bill: so now we know what that big dig has been at the white house. >> it's the brewery. >> bill: i guess whether it is legal or not, depends on how muc
>> obama: you know . . . [ laughter ] >> obama: about 180. >> 180 looks good on you. that's what i am and i don't look so good. >> obama: you look sharp. >> you haven't seen me naked. >> obama: we're going to keep it that way. >> bill: obama doesn't look like 180 to me. >> he is probably 180 wet. >> obama: he is lean. >> he's a lean sky. skinny guy with the big ears and the funny name. david letterman asked him about the big news...
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how come obama is not 10, 15 points ahead of the polls. i don't understand it. >> stephanie: he's starting to pull ahead. >> he's been ahead all along. rasmussen softens these things with the questions they ask. they've always leaned republican. in the lead-up. >> stephanie: are you for the muslim? >> exactly. but if you look at every single group, specifically that they -- with the exception of white working class voters which -- male white working class voters where he's actually got a 3-point lead. everywhere else, he's got a 12 to 15 point lead. in all of the swing states, he's beating romney with women in each of the swing states with a higher rate -- >> stephanie: his approval rating is the highest it's been -- >> 56% the highest in three years. >> stephanie: this just happened. so i think the polling that's starting -- he's already been pulling away. >> polling tends to be trickle down as it were anyways. >> stephanie: the democratic convention gave the president -- not just a huge but a sustained bout. not something -- they keep sa
how come obama is not 10, 15 points ahead of the polls. i don't understand it. >> stephanie: he's starting to pull ahead. >> he's been ahead all along. rasmussen softens these things with the questions they ask. they've always leaned republican. in the lead-up. >> stephanie: are you for the muslim? >> exactly. but if you look at every single group, specifically that they -- with the exception of white working class voters which -- male white working class voters where...